Earthquake

[Diane CBPFC]

We had an earthquake Tuesday evening. It was 100KM away but 5.8 so we felt the aftershocks. Really weird feeling, sounded like a tank was driving up to the house then a herd of moose running over the roof. The candles on the mantle shook. 

Never experienced one before, nobody was injured in this one and it was over pretty quick. I didn't know what to do, should I put my shoes on and run outside were it was really cold or take my chances on the house not falling down. I took my chances.

[Roger Kettle]

Very scary, Diane. My parents went through a couple of earthquakes when they lived in Haiti and found both experiences extremely disturbing. I think it's the utter helplessness people feel in these situations that is the scariest part.
Here in Scotland, I live just across the River Tay from an extinct volcano which forms the backdrop to the city of Dundee. At least, I hope it's extinct...

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

I think you're pretty safe across the water, Roger. And so long as the lava doesn't dribble along the Tay valley towards Perth, I'll sleep easy in my top floor flat.

I'm told we have quite a lot of small earthquakes in Scotland, though I've never felt the earth move for me in that respect. I hope I never do. It sounds terrifying, Diane. I'd have run outside I think, but it's not so cold here. Definitely shoes on though... if there's time.

[Diane CBPFC]

I think if it ever happened again I would run outside away from the building, but I didn't know what it was until about 10 minutes later.

Yesterday we were dealing with -41C wind chill but things are warming up today. Thanks goodness for movies and books :-) 

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Aye, as I said, that’s a wee bit nippier than it is here, Diane. 😳